The sister of a gunman who threatened individuals throughout a small city earlier than killing himself has mentioned he was not a monster, and easily wanted assist.
He shot at a automotive at Bannister twice and carjacked good Samaritans who tried to assist, which sparked a police manhunt. The 31-year-old then turned the gun on himself.
“He’s not a monster, he’s a good person,” his sister Jessica Sexton mentioned.
“I wish I could help him, I just want it to be a bad dream.
“I simply surprise what was going by means of his head, how down and out he was feeling.”
Sexton claims her brother, who she described as her best friend, was let down by WA’s overwhelmed health system.
“None of it is sensible,” she said.
He struggled with addiction for most of his life, but managed to get sober for eight years.
Earlier this year he was separated from his son Ivan, then one, who has Down syndrome.
“He was deteriorating, you can see the harm in his eyes. You might see the ache in his eyes,” his sister said.
Sexton was shocked as to how her brother, who she believes started using drugs again, got access to a gun.
“I might like to know the place he bought the gun from as a result of they need to be held accountable,” she said, adding that she supports the state government’s gun law overhaul.
The grieving sister also offered an apology to the victims, who were held at gunpoint and threatened during his rampage.
“It’s not honest, it is not honest. You gotta stay with that,” she said.
Readers seeking support can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or beyond blue on 1300 22 4636. Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467.
National Domestic Violence Service: 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732). If you’re in quick hazard name triple zero (000).
Source: www.9news.com.au
